10. Illinois
Annual median wage: $84,840
Cost of living: 95.5
Employment: 1,410
We are continuing our list of best states for actuaries with Illinois that has one of the highest employment rates for actuaries in the country. That alone could be enough reason for you to consider working in Illinois, but to convince you even more, they have really cheap living expenses that wouldn’t slash your wages dead. The best thing is that despite the fact that Illinois is an affordable state, the wages they have are far from cheap–they even get past the national average.
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